I find a (1850 Census) living with a David Woolet (NY) wife Laura(KY) Name: Joseph Sweet Age: 87 Estimated birth year: abt 1763 Birth place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene, Illinois Page: 68 Roll: M432_108 1840 age 50-60 Name: Silas Sweet Township: Taylors County: Greene State: Illinois Roll: 60 Page: 74 1830 Name: Sweet, Silas Township: Dover County: Dutchess State: New York Year: 1830 Roll: 104 Page: 223 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen" <gtskjs@mvn.net> To: <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:21 PM Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Silas Sweet and Mercy Sweet > Does anyone have access to records for Madison County that may help me solve some important mysteries? These folks are "highly likely" to be my link to the Mayflower as well as a Revolutionary War veteran. Silas Sweet was born in Vermont or Massachusetts about 1777. He lived in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont and also Bristol County, Massachusetts where he married Mercy White. They moved to Illinois about 1838. Silas' household is found in the 1845 census in Madison County. Mercy and some of the children are found in Madison County in 1850 but no Silas. By the 1860 census, no Mercy Sweet. Mercy Sweet was born August 20, 1794 in Massachusetts. We "believe" these to be their children and spouses: > > > Emmeline Sweet 1820 - 1871 > +John Nicolaus Tatch 1813 - 1859 > *2nd Husband of Emmeline Sweet: > +John B. Scheffler > Mary B. Sweet 1822 - after 1860 > +John S. Stewart 1810 - after 1880 (found in Washington & California) > Lafayette Sweet 1825 - 1901 > +Mary Cooper Moore 1820 - 1911 > Eliza Sweet 1826 - (between 1867-1870) > +William Smith 1799 - (between 1860-1867) > *2nd Husband of Eliza Sweet: > +Obediah Mize - 1870 > Maria Sweet 1827 - (not found after 1850 census, no record that she married) > Lydia Ann Sweet 1830 - after 1900 in California > +Alexander Camp 1823 - after 1880 in California > Benjamin Sweet 1832 - 1893 > +Malissa Jane Ridenour 1841 - 1905 > Andrew Sweet 1833 - after 1865 (don't believe he ever married) > > > This family had ties to Macoupin and Montgomery counties but the parents were never found there. > > > Any information would be appreciated but what we really need is probate records for Silas Sweet (died 1845-1850) or Mercy Sweet (died 1850-1860). We also don't know where any of these folks were buried. > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Passenger Lists on the internet search: > http://www.google.com/search?q=Passenger+Lists&btnG=Google+Search > >

Thanks. I hadn't seen the actual 1840 census but with the numbers you provided I could access the image on HeritageQuest. The members of the household are an exact match to who I thought should be there. That's very reassuring. I'll keep the other information around although right now it doesn't look like they match. You never know. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent & Tracy" <cdr2002@mchsi.com> To: <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] Silas Sweet and Mercy Sweet > I find a (1850 Census) living with a David Woolet (NY) wife Laura(KY) > Name: Joseph Sweet > Age: 87 > Estimated birth year: abt 1763 > Birth place: Rhode Island > Gender: Male > Home in 1850 > (City,County,State): Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene, Illinois > Page: 68 > Roll: M432_108 > > 1840 age 50-60 > Name: Silas Sweet > Township: Taylors > County: Greene > State: Illinois > Roll: 60 > Page: 74 > > 1830 > Name: Sweet, Silas > Township: Dover > County: Dutchess > State: New York > Year: 1830 > Roll: 104 > Page: 223 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen" <gtskjs@mvn.net> > To: <ILMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:21 PM > Subject: [ILMADISO-L] Silas Sweet and Mercy Sweet > > > > Does anyone have access to records for Madison County that may help me > solve some important mysteries? These folks are "highly likely" to be my > link to the Mayflower as well as a Revolutionary War veteran. Silas Sweet > was born in Vermont or Massachusetts about 1777. He lived in Bradford, > Orange County, Vermont and also Bristol County, Massachusetts where he > married Mercy White. They moved to Illinois about 1838. Silas' household is > found in the 1845 census in Madison County. Mercy and some of the children > are found in Madison County in 1850 but no Silas. By the 1860 census, no > Mercy Sweet. Mercy Sweet was born August 20, 1794 in Massachusetts. We > "believe" these to be their children and spouses: > > > > > > Emmeline Sweet 1820 - 1871 > > +John Nicolaus Tatch 1813 - 1859 > > *2nd Husband of Emmeline Sweet: > > +John B. Scheffler > > Mary B. Sweet 1822 - after 1860 > > +John S. Stewart 1810 - after 1880 (found in Washington & California) > > Lafayette Sweet 1825 - 1901 > > +Mary Cooper Moore 1820 - 1911 > > Eliza Sweet 1826 - (between 1867-1870) > > +William Smith 1799 - (between 1860-1867) > > *2nd Husband of Eliza Sweet: > > +Obediah Mize - 1870 > > Maria Sweet 1827 - (not found after 1850 census, no record that she > married) > > Lydia Ann Sweet 1830 - after 1900 in California > > +Alexander Camp 1823 - after 1880 in California > > Benjamin Sweet 1832 - 1893 > > +Malissa Jane Ridenour 1841 - 1905 > > Andrew Sweet 1833 - after 1865 (don't believe he ever married) > > > > > > This family had ties to Macoupin and Montgomery counties but the parents > were never found there. > > > > > > Any information would be appreciated but what we really need is probate > records for Silas Sweet (died 1845-1850) or Mercy Sweet (died 1850-1860). We > also don't know where any of these folks were buried. > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > > Passenger Lists on the internet search: > > http://www.google.com/search?q=Passenger+Lists&btnG=Google+Search > > > > > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Keep an eye on this census site because more census' are going up every day. > http://www.us-census.org/usgwcens/ > and this one: http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states.htm > >